adobe
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a house built using adobe bricks
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a type of house built in British industrial cities in the 19th century, with a row of houses all joined together, and the walls of one row very close to the walls of the next row
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a place, usually someone’s house, that soldiers live in temporarily, especially during a war
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a wooden house built in a mountain area, especially in Switzerland. Its roof usually has steep sides.
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a building that contains several flats, each of which is owned by the people who live there
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a large house in the countryside, usually in the UK or Europe, especially one that has been owned by the same family for many years
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a flat that is part of a family house where an older parent can live near their family and still have an independent life
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a large building in or near a college or university, where students live. The American word is dormitory.
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a building where people who need special care can live and be looked after, for example an old-people’s home or a children’s home
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a building where people can stay and get meals if they have no home or have been forced to leave their home
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a large group of houses built at the same time and in the same style, especially one built by local government for people with low incomes to live in
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a small simple house in the countryside that people stay in, for example when they go hunting or fishing
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a building with rooms for people to rent, usually for short periods only. The American word is rooming house.
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a house or flat where two people go to be together, especially if they are having a secret love affair
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a very large building, especially one used as the official home of a royal family, president, or important religious leader
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a small flat or house, especially in a city, that someone owns or rents in addition to their main house
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a building in which people who have arrived in a country and have no home, or who have had to leave their home, stay temporarily until someone in authority decides where they will go
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a temporary place to live for people who do not have their own homes, or for animals who have been treated in a cruel way
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a large house in the UK that has an interesting history and belongs, or used to belong, to an important family
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a house, especially in the mountains or near the sea, that is used for summer holidays
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a house in a row of similar houses joined together on both sides. The American word is row house.
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a house in a city or town belonging to someone who also has a house in the countryside
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in the past, a building where poor people in Britain were sent to live and were given unpleasant work to do
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